Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-30

ant postmaster at Jackson, haS been ap
pointed postmaster by tho bondsmen
the late postmaster, Mai w. w Van Ant
werp, until his successor shall have been
appointed.
The shorthorn cattle breeders associa
ton, at it, re cent meeting IN Lansing
elected the following officers: President
Samuel Johnson OF the agricultural col
lege, vice-president, w. l.. Boyden OF
Delhi Mills; secretary, !. II. Butterfield OF
Lapeer; treasurer, b.. Gibbons OF Detroit
directors for three years, Amos f. Wood
of Mason, ". j. Barton Of East Saginaw
and Dwight Curtis OF Addison.
w. r.. Leach presented Myron Baker
post grand army at Morenci with gavel
made from block OF cedar cut by him elf at
Gen. Bragg Mission Ridge headquarter'
and shaft of persimmon wood from tire
at Gen. Grants headquarters at Orchard
Knob.
The new lumber and iron docks at
Escanba give employment 70 several
hundred men.
The bodies OF two dead Italians were
eaten by wolves near L'Anse a few days
ago.
Madam Marantette's famous horse Ever
green, for which she refused S5,COJelast
year, died OF pink eye at Mendon.
Business men of northern Michigan
recently he'd convention at Petoskey
and took preliminary steps toward boom
ing their district
There are 20, 30 mem bers OF tho G.. A. r.
in this state in good aud re.ular standing
DR.. Hugo r. Arndt, professor OF materia
medica in the homeopathic department OF
the university of Michigan, wa, married
Dor
A railroad from Battle Greek 10 Bay
City il talked OF.
Louis Talliman, the oldest policeman o.
the Saginaw Valley, is dead.
The saloon near the soldiers home has
been closed, the proprietors being infu-
snced by the recent decision Of the United
States supreme court in the Kansas pro
hibition cases.
Deputy United States Marshal George
IL. Jacks Of Muskegon has been held for
trial in the circuit on four charges Of lar
ceny, with total bail at SD 0J1.
Perrin Sibley will case covers LOO
pounds of printed matter. Appeal to su-
preme court necessitated shipment OF pa
pers from Marshall 70 Lansing by freight
Hon. T.. Z. Perkins OF Cheboygan, a
member OF the state legisl allure, was mar
ried few days ago to Miss Donna G. Da
Wis.
The Hol ,tein-Fresian association, at the
annual meeting in Lansing, elected tue
following OH ers: President NJ. l.. Sweet
Of Grand Rapids, v.ce-pre ,ident, q. NJ.
Shattuck OF Pontiac; secretary, q. l..
Seeley OF Pontiac; treasures, w. X. Sex.
ton of Howell.
Harley W. judd, formerly of Waterford,
Oakland county, graduate Of the medi-
ca school of the university, died at Du.
iuth, Mimi. a few day, ago. His remains
were brought TO Pontiac for interment.
W. X. Burt, president of the Michigan
salt association, has closed contract
with the Michigan car works OF Detroit,
for I'd freight cars Of 5l,OJO pounds capac
Ity each, 10 compose tho Michigan salt
line, ana run between the Saginaw Valley
and Chicago in four solid trains OF thirty
cars each, carrying salt. The cars are to
be completed in forty. five days and will
lie owned and controlled 10y the salt pro
ducers of the Saginaw Valley.
Gen. Pierce, commander at the soldiers
home, received a check for SEQ from Gen.
Aiger TO lie used Tor the benefit OF the
veterans on Christmas.
Big Rapids had a $4,000 fire Dec 23d.
The best load Of Christmas cattle sold
in Buffalo this year, were fed and raised
by Gov. Luce. They sold at 1910 Ter
cwt. and averaged / Ga pounds and were
thoroughbred Durhams. The best load OF
western lambs sold there for the same
time came from Athens, Mich. Tn y
averaged eishty-one pounds and sold at
S % per cwt
Dr. 4. j. Palmer. dean OF the medica
faculty and professor Of pathology and
the practice of medicine In the university,
died Dee pa at h.s home in Ann Arbot
from C t.rh prostration and old age
Tor near.y X hours before hIs death the
doctor had scarcely spoken worI. HIS
extremlties became gradually colder and
colder, no pulse bein, felt in his wrist al
all He sank slowly into unconsciousnes.
and pas sed quietly away.